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I dont wana get into my car i have asked this enough but no one ever replys. This is my first time on this forum. Anyways i own a 480+hp 70 Formula 400 RA III that is built up. It sounds nice now but it is quiet i want LOUD! What is the Best Header/Pipe/Muffler Combo that I could get? I want the kind where when it starts you say HOLY SHlT! and I mean i want LOUD. i know open headers is the best way but not legal in Cali.
Hey John.
You got two nice cars there. Does daddy let you drive the Shelby or is he keeping it stored for you till you get older?
You can't be both loud and legal. Especially in California. A flowmaster exhaust system has a great sound but I don't know how legal it is in Ca. Exhaust cutouts would give you the open header sound so you can impress your friends and still be quiet enough to drive. I think theyre illeagal in all 50 states so they can still get you in trouble.
Some cops like to make an example of kids in loud cars and might have it towed and leave you on foot.
It's called profiling and cops all deny that they do it. My nephew shaved his head and couldn't figure out why he was always getting pulled over. He didn't believe it was his skinhead. When he let his hair grow back the harassment stopped.
Go to a few car shows and ask the guys with big block engines what they have for exhaust and ask to hear it. Most of them won't mind firing it up for you.
AL
hmm thanks for the info. But what kinda headers and mufflers and pipes do u think i should get lol
and no, Dads 66 is mine i drive it as much as the Bird
well, if your firebird is a real ram III car the stock exhaust manifolds are better than headers, just put some 2 1/2 in pipe on it with a good turbo style muffler or flowmasters i have an early pontiac 389 in my '55 ford pick up and run it on straight pipe witout much hassle........but then im not 17
lol yea i can take alot that u old timers cant :-P lol
Why would the original exhaust manifolds be better?
And Glass packs... we had some Thrush 36 inch glass packs on it when we first started it up. It sounded VERY loud when u would get on the Gas. Would u suggest Glasspacks or Flowmasters?
Or maybe if u can, glasspacks then flowmasters?
I have to laugh at this...... I'm 24 now but I remember only a few years ago My '67 Ranchero had to be ear blistering loud as well. What the hell is the cause of this imbalance in a teenager's head? Nowadays I prefer a nice mellow but not at all quite rumble with a good strong loud sound when you dump open the secondaries.
The flomasters sound like fireworks going off in a coffee can. I just can stand that patented 5.oL sound in a muscle car. THe best muffler I've found to sound deep like a REAL musclecar is the Dynomax Super turbo or the Flow tech Raptor (i think that's the name) I have the Superturbos on both my 78 Fastback and the 74 Duster with 2.5" pipe. I can drownd out a cheeseball glasspack car with my mustang 1/4 of a mile away from where you're standing.
But if LOUD is what you want, put on 2.5" exh and get a pair of 14" Thrush Cherry Bomb glasspacks. I garuntee in about a week all the packing will be burned out and you'll have LOUD.
i know that when i get older i wont be wanting a loud ass muscle car ill want like a Caddy or something.
lol
well i dont care if i cant hear later.. I just wana one Bad ass sounding car :-D
Get flowmast 40 series mufflers and set of headers hooker or headman make it 2.50" pipe all the way back
that is what i wanted to hear M & M Jr not some ppls live storys! Thanks alot man
whos? i did not read all of them i read like every other one lol let me go look
ahhh and thank you Al Very Much i did not see that lol
And if you paid any attention to my post I gave a suggestion or two as well. I just, out of courtesy, elaberated on how well the LOUD exhaust I had worked.. but I guess you don't ahve time for that. :rolleyes:
damnit i gota go back and read them all again lol Thanks for the info guys!
Yup, I'm tellin ya.....nothing beats 2.5 exh and 18" glasspacks. :D You could hear the Ranchero about 5 blocks before I even got there....and I wasn't even hard on the throttle! And that was without headers! ;)
hmmmmmm
does it sound good when u get on it??
If you're 17, you'll like it. I did when I was 17. Sounded like a pro-stocker running right off the headers. Try it. Glasspacks are cheap. You can always change the muffs later on...
Just keep in mind, i bet the cops in Cali' have a way of bustin you on a dB violation. I'd do a little research too on that one, so your muffs don't get to costing you any pink slips. I can attest to alot of harrasment from the fuzz in my day.:rolleyes:
hmmmmmmmm
I think i will go with this so far:
Hedmen Headers
Exhaust cut outs ( now and then ill use them)
Flowmaster Series 40 mufflers
Flowmaster American Thunder 3 inch pipes
And what is a Y and X pipe? what all can they do?
ahhhhh okay. So ill just stick with what i have.
Also about Heads. Idk what ones are on it now but i will find out. Also what Heads would be best for HP and Torque? Are DART Heads anygood? and should i go 2inch pipes or 3? what are the pros and cons about them
Does glass packs have a website? if they do what is it?
John, Recipe for getting rid of your girlfriend!! Install a set of Hooker Compettion Headers with either Cherry Bombs or 40 series flowmasters guaranted results within days, It worked for me... The resonants is unreal!! And the cops will be able to add to their annual BBQ fund!! Good Luck, R.W.
:-D so the Hookers and Flowmaster 40's are a good combo.... I think that is what i will do. I gota think twice about glasspacks though. It has some on it from like 1975 lol. Thrush 36 inch ones. Anyone wana buy them i might just toss them out lol.
Thank you "tech"